richness of data when properly mapped - ability to influence decisions, planning

data can make powerful arguments, and even more powerful arguments can be made if data is multivariative

design should be close to perceived idea

the language of objects, importance of semiotics in communicating intentions, exploring object markup and tangible interactions

maps become evidence

language affects our design solutions

aesthetics and mapping/political implications

subjectivity of mapping

starcraft = simulacra divorced map/context

visual design of data is just as important and what is displayed

tufte: minard's napoleon map graph the element of time and number of soldiers left onto a geographic map

my first real engagement with "information design," academically

things should be themselves; I really like the idea of self-evidence in the design of a product or a service

cognitive mapping between an object and its use aids interaction

attended great conflux seminar on "sous-veillance," enjoyed debate around bishop's ideas of usability and product design

"mental maps" in product design have an analogy in cartography

I was not familiar with Tufte at all and the agency of mapping as used by snow was compelling

considered of the first time the mapping of the body

tufte's and minard's variations on symbolic representation in maps

thinking about edges of maps (digital, paper, borders, boardgames)

an effective way to power time series maps is to add spatial dimensions to it

other examples of time element and the visual representation like the minard map

design process (vs the mapping process)

computing makes it easy to aggregate data in unscrupulous ways

objects should be themselves